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WRF to launch Tasmanian blue gums offering

WRF Capital is to launch an investment product in Tasmanian blue gum trees on Kangaroo Island in a bid to take advantage of the burgeoning trade in carbon credits, it has announced. "Our aim is to put forestry on the serious investment list for all ...

OECD calls for greater investment, international cooperation

A greater emphasis on domestic and foreign investment has been deemed vital for financing economic development globally, according to New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark in her summary as chair of the ministerial council meeting of the 30-member ...

CSF to offer wider, defensive investment options

The Catholic Superannuation Fund (CSF) today announced that it will be expanding the available investment choices to its members, with a strong accent on defensive and moderately conservative options in addition to its current spread of aggressive to ...

Agribusiness confidence up as drought abates: NAB

The abating drought and ensuing rains have helped the agribusiness industry gain significant confidence for the March 2003 quarter, as reported by National Australia Bank's (NAB) latest agribusiness quarterly survey. Agribusiness expectations for business ...

FTI launches global bond fund to Australian,New Zealand investors

Fiduciary Trust International has announced the launch of the Fiduciary Global Bond Fund, available to Australian and New Zealand investors through its Australian-domiciled trust, in a bid to capture what it expects to be a surplus of demand amid declining ...

Equity mispricings create opportunities for hedge funds: FRM

Hedge fund managers are set to benefit in the post-war scenario as uncertainty lifts from the market following a flat first quarter in 2003, according to global hedge fund firm Financial Risk Management (FRM). "The outlook remains dominated by war stories ...

US corporate bonds to continue good start to the year: Loomis Sayles

Current economic conditions are favouring the corporate bond market instead of the US Treasuries, and global government bonds are likely to perform better than their US counterparts, according to US fixed interest specialists Loomis Sayles. "We believe ...

Morning market wrap: US shares edge lower

Shares in the US were marginally weaker overnight as investors again were again prepared to sit on the sidelines and await corporate earnings figures. The Dow Jones lost 8.75 points while the Nasdaq gave up 1.13 points. Domestically, the highlight of ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries finishes 27.40 points lower

Australian shares were little changed in the afternoon session ahead of the long weekend. The All Ordinaries index finished 27.40 points lower over the course of the day, dragged lower by weaker global sentiment. Only tech stocks in the US survived ...

Van Global Hedge Fund Index up 0.9% in first quarter

Hedge funds have returned 0.9% net for the first quarter of 2003, beating all the major stock market indices, according to data released by the Van Global Hedge Fund Index. The returns compare with the falls on the S&P 500 (down -3.1%) and the Dow Jones ...